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Magic points (MP), mind power, or "mana", are units of magical power that are used in many role-playing and computer role-playing games. A character in such games will usually have a number of magic points based on his or her level and character class, among other things. Thus a mage will have more MP than a fighter and an experienced mage will have more MP than a novice.

When a character uses a magic spell, a number of MP will be deducted from that character's available MP to pay for the spell (more powerful spells generally cost more MP). If a character has too few MP, the spell cannot be cast. This system makes players choose between casting a few powerful spells, or many weaker ones.

In some games, MP are replenished slowly over time, while in others a character must rest to recover MP. Other possibilities include using items such as 'ether' or 'osmosing' (stealing or absorbing) them from enemies (or other player characters) or by eating food or drinking mana fluids. The collectable card game Magic: The Gathering
uses mana as a way to pay for spells and creatures by drawing it from land. Different land would draw different colors of mana. Mountains would draw red mana, for example, which could be used for fire spells.

Many alternate names are used in different games. Magic points are also referred to as Technical Points (TP), Power Points (PP), Psynergy
Points (PP), Spell Points (SP), Potential Psychic Energy (P.P.E.), or magicka. Other terms designate units of "psionic" power equivalent to MP: Inner Strength Points (I.S.P.).

The concept of magic points has been used in numerous (computer) role-playing games (e.g., dnd and other CRPGs on PLATO beginning in 1974, GURPS
, Palladium, the Diablo series, and MMORPGs like EverQuest), MUDs, trading card games (Magic: The Gathering
), and strategy games (Populous, StarCraft and Warcraft series).

In computer role-playing games, the magic points gauge is usually depicted as being blue, in contrast with the red of the Hit points gauge. These colors might be seen in the user interface and in the game's items or spells (for example, a red potion is used for healing, a blue potion for restoring mana).

In traditional RPGs, magic points have remained entirely in the realm of magic users, while fighter classes were never under such a restriction. Many recent games, however, have introduced similar skill-limitation systems for fighter classes, such as Rage for warriors in World of Warcraft.

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